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Feb. 25, 2015  The use of animals in experimental research has soared at leading US laboratories in recent years, finds new research. This is despite growing public opposition to animal experimentation, mounting ... full story

Dec. 2, 2014  A new peer-reviewed study reveals the unprecedented amount of carbon stored within the nine-nation network of Amazonian indigenous territories and protected natural areas. The article suggests that ... full story

July 30, 2014  Scientists studying the potential effects of climate change on the world's animal and plant species are focusing on the wrong factors, according to a new article. The authors claim that most of the ... full story

July 24, 2014  Strengthening community forest rights is an essential strategy to reduce billions of tons of carbon emissions, making it an effective way for governments to meet climate goals, safeguard forests and ... full story

May 19, 2014  Most discrimination in the U.S. is not caused by intention to harm people different from us, but by ordinary favoritism directed at helping people similar to us, according to a theoretical ... full story

Jan. 22, 2014  Professionals, such as doctors, lawyers and financial advisers, face conflicts of interest when they have a personal, and often financial, interest in giving biased advice. New research examines ... full story

Jan. 8, 2014  Researchers in the United States have suggested an alternative way to allocate science funding. The method depends on a collective distribution of funding by the scientific community, requires only a ... full story

Dec. 9, 2013  An increase in the number of lenders specializing in loans for fertility treatments enables more people to afford the treatments, but it also raises ethical concerns. Among the concerns, doctors are ... full story

Dec. 2, 2013  A comprehensive review of studies on parents’ work schedules and child development spanning the last three decades shows that parents’ work schedules in evenings, nights and weekends, so called ... full story

Nov. 14, 2013  New cholesterol guidelines for identifying adults at risk for heart disease represent the biggest change in such expert advice in more than 25 years, and could dramatically affect how patients are ... full story

Greenpeace Activist Hurt in Clash Over Canaries Oil Exploration

AFP (Nov. 17, 2014)  A Greenpeace activist was hurt on Saturday in a confrontation with the Spanish navy that came during fresh protests against a controversial oil exploration project in waters off the Canary Islands. Duration: 00:52
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Mar. 3, 2015  With a concern about inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medications to children, 31 states in the U.S. have implemented prior authorization policies for atypical antipsychotic prescribing, ... full story

Mar. 2, 2015  Does the child of a person with a heritable form of cancer have the right to access their parent's genetic information after death? What if no consent was ever established? Biomedical ethicists ... full story

Feb. 25, 2015  The use of animals in experimental research has soared at leading US laboratories in recent years, finds new research. This is despite growing public opposition to animal experimentation, mounting ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015  Healthcare professionals should be helped to speak up if they become aware of threats to patient safety or wrongdoing. But as one investigator reports, it's not easy for doctors in India to ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015  India's private healthcare sector 'treats patients as revenue generators' argues a senior doctor in a new article. A second article argues that private healthcare providers in India ... full story

Feb. 9, 2015  When the US Food and Drug Administration identifies problems in its inspections of clinical sites where biomedical research is performed on human subjects, those findings seldom are reflected in ... full story

Jan. 21, 2015  The five main strategies researchers use in preparing and writing medical review articles have been outlined in a new publication. Review articles inform and enlighten physicians and other readers by ... full story

Dec. 9, 2014  A new policy paper from an academic calls for limits on the influence of the drinks industry in shaping alcohol policy because it has a ‘fundamental conflict of interest’. The articles notes that ... full story

Dec. 8, 2014  The practice of cybervetting potential employees online as part of the recruitment process is the focus of recent study. Is such surveillance an unethical invasion of privacy? Or, is it simply a way ... full story

Dec. 3, 2014  Last month, there was public outcry at the news that GPs in England would be paid £55 for each case of dementia diagnosed. Now come targets for six other conditions, including diabetes coronary ... full story

Dec. 2, 2014  A new peer-reviewed study reveals the unprecedented amount of carbon stored within the nine-nation network of Amazonian indigenous territories and protected natural areas. The article suggests that ... full story

Nov. 25, 2014  A recently published study of more than 550 decisions and responses from 144 experienced entrepreneurs reveals that “knowledge of explicit ethical or unethical behavior (by venture capitalists) ... full story

Oct. 16, 2014  There's more bad news for job seekers with a scandal-hit company like Lehman Brothers or Countrywide Mortgage on their résumés. As if it weren't already hard enough to get a new job in ... full story

Sep. 29, 2014  A federal, public database launched September 30 with the intention of bringing transparency to financial relationships between physicians and industry may instead result in opacity and ... full story

Sep. 17, 2014  From accessible and affordable health care to reproductive technologies, the justice and well-being of our society depend on the ability of people to identify key issues, articulate their values and ... full story

Sep. 16, 2014  What motivates consumers to make ethical choices such as buying clothing not made in a sweat shop, spending more money on fair-trade coffee, and bringing their own bags when they go shopping? ... full story

Sep. 15, 2014  Calculating the pros and cons of a potential decision is a way of decision-making. But repeated engagement with numbers-focused calculations, especially those involving money, can have unintended ... full story

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